1877.] ON THE BIEDS OF THE PHILIPPINES. 4C7 



bill (from forehead) 1-12, width of gape 1-37. The tarsus is feathered anteriorly for about one P.Z.S.1877, 

 fourth of its length ; the bill is massive. ^' 



14. EuDYNAMIS MINDANEXSIS. 



Cuculus mindanensis, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 161). no. 3 (17GG) ; Walden, t.c. p. 162. no. 61 

 [antea, p. 328J. 



[No. 392, cJ .^ 



No. 393, d . > Malanipa. Eyes red.] 



No. 394, ?.J 



Malanipa is a new locality for this species; but, from its proximity to Mindanao, the 

 examples may be c onsidered typical. 



The two males are in full black plumage, with a green gloss. They have, however, a shorter 

 wing than Guimaras examples, the only other Philippine examples I have been able to compare 

 them with. The female is without a tail ; and in the absence of any other Philippine indiyiduals 

 of that sex I can make no satisfactory comparisons. 



No. 892 has a pure white primary wing-covert. 

 Mindanao individuals remain a desideratum. 



15. Centrococctx vikidis. 



Cuculus viridis. Scop. Del. Fl. Faun. Insubr. ii. p. 89. no. 47 (1786); Walden, t.c. p. 163. 

 no. 64 [antea, p. 329]. 



[No. 355, S • llo-ilo. Eyes red. Stomach had insects.] 



A young bird, with many new feathers coming in. Old feathers of the body and tail brown. 

 Examples from Luzon, Negros, Zebu, and Guimaras {^mus. nostr.) do not differ from this typical 

 specimen. There is no record of a Panay example having reached Europe since Sonnerat's time. 



16. BUCEEOS MINDANENSIS, n. sp. 



[No. 407, c? -iPasananca. Eyes yellowish grey; legs, base and knob of bill red; tips of 



No. 408, ? .) upper and lower mandible white. 



No. 409, 2 . Pasananca. Bill nearly uniform black, tinged with red ; eyes blue. On the 

 whole, appears a much younger bird. 



The stomachs of all contained seeds and fruit, and grubs, centipedes, grasshoppers, &c. 

 These birds make a loud sound, like a crow somewhat, and frequent the highest trees. Several 

 times in the early morning we came upon them on the ground under the trees ; and I rather 

 think they scrape at the roots of trees for food.] 



These examples belong to a representative form of U. hydrocorax, ex Luzon. They differ 



